Mmm, I dunno. I actually think there can be a lot of enjoyment to be had out of interpreting paintings and books. Sometimes that’s what the artist intends! I make a lot of my pictures pretentiously symbolic just for the fun of thinking, and because my favorite thing in artwork is for it to evoke introspection and emotion.

I recognize that some people take it too far, and that this comic is making fun of those people. But there’s also value to be found in doing more than skimming the surface of something – even if it’s not deeply symbolic after all, it’s always a fun exercise in extended thought. :]

Does anyone remember that ad? It was for IBM or maybe some bank. It has these two suits talking about something and the janitor comes by and says, “It looks like a horrrse to me.” (he pronounces horse that way with the r’s)